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ATTOlQ/VE VS United States Patent Office 3,154,889 Patented Nov. 3, 19643,154,886 QGNTAINER Fioyd R. Campbell, 1123 W. 49th North, Wichita,Kans., assignor of forty-five percent to Ervin L. Eunningham,

Wichita, Kans. Filed Apr. 30, 1963, Ser. No. 276,861 2 Claims. (Cl.43-575) This invention relates to containers for carrying and storingvarious articles, and more specifically, to a container particularlyadapted to carrying and storing fishing lures of the type which includea hook having a lure body on the shank portion thereof, such as flies,and the like.

It is an object of this invention to provide a container of the typeindicated which serves to store a maximum number of articles in arelatively small space; one which is adapted for attachment to theapparel of fishermen, and which is unlikely to become snagged or snarledon clothing, underbrush, or other items.

A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a lurecarrier comprising a body portion having upwardly angled top wallsmeeting in a central apex portion having an opening therein, and havinga belt with lure attachment means thereon, means being provided torotate the belt to position the attachment means in access position withrespect to the opening.

Another object resides in the provision of novel attachment means inassociation with an endless belt carrier including a rigid plate havingan overlying resilient band or slat.

Still another object is to provide a carrier of the character indicatedhaving a transparent cover or closure for the access opening thereof topermit visual selection or examination of the articles prior to removal.

Among the additional objects and advantages of this invention is toprovide a carrier of the type indicated which is non-complex inconstruction and assembly, relatively inexpensive to manufacture andsell, and durable and convenient in use.

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent from a consideration of the following specification whenread in conjunction with the annexed drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a lure carrier constructed andassembled in accordance with the teachings of this invention;

FIGURE 2 is a longitudinal cross sectional View of the carrier along thesection line 2-2 of FIGURE 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIGURE 3 is a transverse sectional View taken substantially along thesection line 33 of FIGURE 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIGURE 4 is a view through the carrier, partially in section along theline 4-4 of FIGURE 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIGURE 5 is another perspective view, showing the carrier rear sidewall;

FIGURE 6 is an enlarged, detail view of a portion of the belt andattachment means hereof;

FIGURE 7 is a further enlarged, fragmentary, detail view, taken insection along the line 7-7 of FIGURE 6, looking in the direction of thearrows; and

FIGURE 8 is a sectional view along the line 88 of FIGURE 7, looking inthe direction of the arrows.

Proceeding now to a more detailed description of the invention, thecarrier is generally designated in the drawings by reference numeral 10,and comprises a hollow casing or body portion 12 including a bottom wall14, front and rear side walls 16, 18, respectively, and arcuate endwalls 20. The casing 12 also has converging top walls 22 extendingupwardly from each end wall 20 and merging at an elevated, central apexportion 24. The rear wall 18 may be an initially separate element andjoined, as by bonding, during fabrication for ease of assembly.

As seen in FIGURES 3, 4 and 5, the rear wall 18 has fixed thereto aplurality of clips 26 for convenient attachment of the carrier 10 to abelt, or like item of apparel.

Referring to FIGURE 4, as seen therein, the side walls 16 and 18 havebearing bores 28, 30, 32 and 34 formed therein, the bores 28 and 30constituting a transversely coaxial pair adjacent one end wall 20, andthe bores 32 and 34 constituting a second pair adjacent the other endwall. A pair of substantially cylindrical idler rollers 36 arevprovided, each including end walls 38 and 40 from which project shaftsor stub axles 42. Stub axles 42 are seated in the bearing bores 28-34,and serve to rotatably mount the idler rollers between the side walls 16and 18. As further shown in FIGURE 4 and in FIGURE 3, the rear side wall18 has an internal, central bearing bore 44 formed therein in a planeabove the plane of the bores 32, 28, and the front side wall 16 has acoaxial opening 46 formed therein and extending therethrough. A mainactuating roller 48, of substantially cylindrical form, is

provided, and has end walls 50, 52, from which project bearing bosses54, 56. The boss 56 has a stub axle 58 thereon seated in the bore 44,and the boss 54 carries a coaxial, elongate axle 60 extending throughthe opening 46. The axle 60 has a turning dial or knob 62 secured to itsouter end whereby the actuating roller 48 is manu ally rotatable, theknob 62 including an inwardly projecting boss 64 which serves tocorrectly locate the knob on the elongate axle 60.

An endless belt 66 is trained about the rollers 36 and 48, the belt 66being of resilient material and being tightly, frictionally engaged bythe rollers whereby turning of the knob 62 and actuating roller 48causes movement of the belt 66. The belt 66 has side edges 68, 70, anunderside 72 bearing against the rollers and an outer face 74.

At plural, spaced locations along its length, the belt 66 is providedwith relatively rigid, metallic, transverse slats 76 of rectangularform, each having end edges 78, 8t? coinciding with the edges 68, of thebelt. A rebent, generally L-shaped tab 82 extends from each edge 73, 8t)and about the belt, securing the rigid slat or plate 76 on the outerface 74 thereof.

As best seen in FIGURES 6-8, a like plurality of resilient slats orbands 84 are provided to overlie the rigid slats 76, and have end edges86, 88 coinciding with the edges 78, 80. Metallic clips 90 ofsubstantially U-shape, including a bight portion 92 and depending arms94 secure the end portions of the resilient slats to the rigid slats bybending the arms about the slats in the manner illustrated in FIGURE8the bight portion 92 having a plurality of struck teeth 96 extendinginto the resilient slat. With the slats thus connected, due to theresiliency of the slats 84, a space may be provided therebetween forfrictional engagement of the hook portions 98 of lures 100 having lurebodies 102 mounted on book shanks 104, or similar articles.

The apex portion 24 between the top walls 22 has an access opening 106formed therein in vertical alignment with the actuating roller 48. Onewall 22 carries a pair of upstanding hinge ears 108 adjacent theopening, a transparent door 110, formed of plastic, or the like, hashinge pins 112 extending into the ears 108 to pivotally mount the doorin place, thereby to provide a closure for the opening 106. A frictioncatch and handle 114 is pro vided on one side of the door whereby it maybe selectively latched or opened.

As seen in FIGURE 2, the positioning of the rollers and the increaseddiameter of the actuating roller 48 serves to maintain the belt 66 ingenerally parallel relation to the bottom wall 14, top Walls 22 and apexportion 24 of the casing 12. Thus, the lures 1% or other articles aresequentially positioned in a convenient, elevated location adjacent theaccess opening 166. Due to thetransparency of the door 110, the belt 66may be rotated until a desired lure or article is in removal positionbefore vopening the device.

Having described andillustratedan embodiment of this invention indetail, it should be understood that this description and illustrationsare otferedmerely by Way of example, and that this invention is to belimited in scope only by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. Alure carrier for fishing lures of the type including a hook portionhaving a shank and a lure body attached to the shank, the lure carriercomprising:

(a) an elongated, substantially rectangular casing having a bottom wall,front and rear side walls, rounded end walls, and converging top wallsextending upwardly each end wall and meeting in an apex portion;

(b) belt clips attached to the casing rear side Wall;

() a pair of substantially cylindrical idler rollers each having a stubaxle projecting outwardly from opposite ends thereof;

(d) the casing side Walls having pairs of inwardly opening bores formedtherein adjacent the end walls to receive the idler rollers stub axlessuch that the idler rollers are rotatably mounted between-the sidewalls;

(e) a substantially cylindrical main actuatingroller of enlargeddiameter with respect to the idler rollers, having a stub axleprojecting outwardly from one end thereof and an elongate axleprojecting outwardly from its other end;

(1) the casing rear side wall having a centrally disposed, inwardlyopening bore therein to receive the actuating roller stub axle and thefront wall having a coaligned transverse opening therein to receive theelongate axle therethrough;

(g) a turning knob secured to the elongate axle whereby the actuatingroller is adapted for turning;

(h) a belt trained about the rollers;

(i) transverse rigid slats secured at spaced locations on the belt;

(j) transverse resilient slats overlying each of the rigid slats andsecured at their ends to the rigid slats whereby hooks of fishing luresmay be inserted between the resilient and rigid slats with the lurebodies supported thereabove; and

(k) the apex portion having an access opening thereabove alignedvertically with the actuating roller.

2. A lure carrier as defined in claim 1, and:

(a) a transparent door secured to the apex portion for closing theaccess opening therein.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,065,234 12/36Martinez 4357.5 2,246,626 6/41 Grandin 43-57.5 2,669,799 2/54 Stiteler43--57.S

FOREIGN PATENTS 912,718 '12/62 Great Britain.

ABRAHAM G. STONE, Primary Examiner.

1. A LURE CARRIER FOR FISHING LURES OF THE TYPE INCLUDING A HOOK PORTIONHAVING A SHANK AND A LURE BODY ATTACHED TO THE SHANK, THE LURE CARRIERCOMPRISING: (A) AN ELONGATED, SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CASING HAVING ABOTTOM WALL, FRONT AND REAR SIDE WALLS, ROUNDED END WALLS, AND COVERGINGTOP WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY EACH END WALL AND MEETING IN AN APEXPORTION; (B) BELT CLIPS ATTACHED TO THE CASING REAR SIDE WALL; (C) APAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL IDLER ROLLERS EACH HAVING A STUB AXLEPROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF; (D) THE CASING SIDEWALLS HAVING PAIRS OF INWARDLY OPENING BORES FORMED THEREIN ADJACENT THEEND WALLS TO RECEIVE THE IDLER ROLLERS'' STUB AXLES SUCH THAT THE IDLERROLLERS ARE ROTATABLY MOUNTED BETWEEN THE SIDE WALLS; (E) ASUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL MAIN ACTUATING ROLLER OF ENLARGED DIAMETERWITH RESPECT TO THE IDLER ROLLERS, HAVING A STUB AXLE PROJECTINGOUTWARDLY FROM ONE END THEREOF AND AN ELONGATE AXLE PROJECTING OUTWARDLYFROM ITS OTHER END; (F) THE CASING REAR SIDE WALL HAVING A CENTRALLYDISPOSED, INWARDLY OPENING BORE THEREIN TO RECEIVE THE ACTUATING ROLLERSTUB AXLE AND THE FRONT WALL HAVING A COALIGNED TRANSVERSE OPENINGTHEREIN TO RECEIVE THE ELONGATE AXLE THERETHROUGH; (G) A TURNING KNOBSECURED TO THE ELONGATE AXLE WHEREBY THE ACTUATING ROLLER IS ADAPTED FORTURNING; (H) A BELT TRAINED ABOUT THE ROLLERS; (I) TRANSVERSE RIGIDSLATS SECURED AT SPACED LOCATIONS ON THE BELT; (J) TRANSVERSE RESILIENTSLATS OVERLYING EACH OF THE RIGID SLATS AND SECURED AT THEIR ENDS TO THERIGID SLATS WHEREBY HOOKS OF FISHING LURES MAY BE INSERTED BETWEEN THERESILIENT AND RIGID SLATS WITH THE LURE BODIES SUPPORTED THEREABOVE; AND(K) THE APEX PORTION HAVING AN ACCESS OPENING THEREABOVE ALIGNEDVERTICALLY WITH THE ACTUATING ROLLER.